Manufacturing Industries Test - 20

Vijayanta “Victorious”, a first indigenous military tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras. It was the main battle tank which was built in India. It was based on a licensed design of the Vickers Mk.1. Above information shows that The Vijayanta Tanks are manufactured at Avadi. Other options are not related. So the correct option is A.

Most of the jute mills are located along the banks of river Hugli. Reasons are 1. For raw material- West Bengal and Orissa are one of the major jute producing states.  The temperature, soil, and availability of water are needed for its growth. Hence raw material is easily available. Cheap labour is readily available. A good network of roadways and railways transportation is available.

Above information shows that The biggest number of jute mills in India is on the bank of the river Hooghly. Other options are irrelevant. So the correct option is A.

Initially it was Mumbai but now it is Ahmedabad.

The tag "Manchester of India" is specifically related to textile industry. During the mid-19th century Manchester grew to become the center of Lancashire's cotton industry and was dubbed "Cottonopolis".

In India, the first textile industry was founded in Mumbai (1854). Later this spread to Ahmedabad and Kanpur, (founded in 1861 and 1862 respectively).

Brazil led the world in sugarcane production in 2013 with a 739,267 TMT harvest. India was the second largest producer with 341,200 TMT tons, and China the third largest producer with 125,536 TMT tons harvest.

India though ranks in the third position in the world in the production of coconuts but is first in production of coir. India shared about 47% of the total coir production of the world during the year 2012. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are the main coir producing states in India.

The major cotton producing states in India are:

1. Punjab
2. Gujarat
3. Maharashtra

A good quality of long staple cotton is produced in Punjab. It occupies the leading position in cotton production in India. The important cotton growing districts of this state are ferozepur, Jalandhar and Ludhiana.

Tamil Nadu is the tenth largest cotton producing state in India with a production of 5 Lakh Bales. Tamil Nadu account for more than 6% in the total cotton production in the country and cotton is grown in 70,000 hectares of land in the state.

Aluminium industry highly relies on Electricity.

The Indian textile industry is one of the largest in the world with a massive raw material and textiles manufacturing base. Our economy is largely dependent on the textile manufacturing and trade in addition to other major industries. About 27% of the foreign exchange earnings are on account of export of textiles and clothing alone. The textiles and clothing sector contributes about 14% to the industrial production and 3% to the gross domestic product of the country. Around 8% of the total excise revenue collection is contributed by the textile industry.